California was enduring a mammoth rain storm called “Lucifer” or “weather bomb” that flooded streets, caused death and injury, and trapped motorists in sinkholes and submerged cars.

How much rain is expected to fall before “Lucifer” wanes? Ten trillion gallons, according to a meteorologist. On February 17 and 18, there were already reports of flooding, people stuck on freeways, trees falling on roofs, people injured and killed, and evacuations.

Four people had died as of February 18 – one from electrocution, and one person found in a submerged car. In Los Angeles County, two cars toppled into a sinkhole and police and fire officials staged a dramatic rescue. You can watch videos of it here.

The flooding was very serious; one man died when a flash flood consumed his vehicle, according to CBS Los Angeles. Another man caught up in that flood sat on the roof of his car until help arrived, the television station reported.

The rain was continuing February 18, although more intermittently than Friday night.

According to BBC, Lucifer is expected to be “one of the strongest storms possibly in decades” and is also being called a “bombogenesis” or “weather bomb.” The San Jose Mercury-News reports that the storm is technically “a rapidly deepening extratropical cyclonic low-pressure area.”

Here’s what you need to know:

1. So Much Water Is Expected to Fall on the State That It Could Power Niagara Falls For Months

According to KTLA, “Showers are expected on and off throughout the day” on Saturday, February 18.

Then, reported the TV station, “Forecasters predict a brief drying period Sunday before another storm system moves in through the middle of next week.”

Meteorologist Ryan Maue, who is based in Georgia, told The Los Angeles Times that 10 trillion gallons of water are expected to fall on California. How much is that exactly? He put it in this perspective:

“Ten trillion gallons of water is enough to fill 15.1 million Olympic-sized swimming pools or power Niagara Falls for 154 days,” the newspaper reported.

That much water also fell on the state in 2014, though, Maue told the Times. The metereologist predicted that “an average of 3.3 inches of rain will fall across the state from February 15 to February 22,” according to The Times.

“It usually occurs when you have contrasting air masses, maybe more up in the Northwest, the Gulf of Alaska and the Northeast. We don’t experience it that much down here,” the expert told the newspaper.

There was flooding on I-5 and generators were being used to remove the water. According to KTLA, “Major flooding has caused the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley and the 110 Freeway in South Los Angeles to close.”

The Weather Channel reported that 10 people were rescued from submerged cars in Los Angeles’ Sun Valley, and “Seven people and two dogs were rescued from the Sepulveda basin along the Los Angeles River by firefighters with inflatable boats and ropes.”

My brother lives in Santa Monica and my other brother lives in the Universal City area. Apparently this is worse than what is reported at moment in terms of the way citizens are reacting at moment with looting stores in the downtown area. One of my brothers sent me a bunch of pictures and a video he took when he went to buy some water in the case it becomes an extended issue and it looks bad with large groups converging on stores. This may get much worse as the sun goes down and if the storm persists.